Panasonic Dmc G2k Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
You can modify the pictures or information of an already registered person. You can also 
delete the information of the registered person.
1Select [FACE RECOG.] from the [REC] Mode menu, and 
then press  1. (P32)
2Press  4 to select [MEMORY] and press [MENU/SET].3Press 3/4/2/1  to select the face image to edit or delete 
and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
5Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Setting of Auto Registration and Sensitivity for Face Recognition can be done.
1Select [FACE RECOG.] from the [REC] Mode menu, and then press  1. (P32)2Press 4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4 to select the item and then press  1.
4Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Change or delete the information for a registered person
ItemDescription of settings
[INFO EDIT]
Changing the information of an already registered person.
Perform step 6 in “Registering face image of new 
person”.
[PRIORITY]
The focus and exposure are pr eferentially adjusted for 
higher-priority faces.
Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the priority and then press  
[MENU/SET].
[DELETE]Deleting information of a registered person.
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
ItemDescription of settings
[AUTO REGISTRATION]
[OFF]/[ON]
•When the [AUTO REGISTRATION] is set to [ON], 
[FACE RECOG.] will be set to [ON] automatically.
•For details, see “Auto Registration” on P122.
[SENSITIVITY]
[HIGH]/[NORMAL]/[LOW]
•Select [HIGH] when recognition proves to be difficult. The 
likelihood of recognition increases, but so does the likelihood 
of mistaken recognition.
•Select [LOW] when mistaken recognition happens frequently.•To return to the original settings, select [NORMAL].
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When [AUTO REGISTRATION] is set to [ON], the registration screen will display 
automatically after taking a picture of a face that has a high number of appearances.
•
Registration screen is displayed after approximately 3 pictures. (It is not counted when Burst 
Mode, Auto Bracket, White Balance Bracket, Multi Film Bracket or [AUDIO REC.] is set.)•It may be extremely hard to recognize only with [AUTO REGISTRATION], so register the face 
images with [FACE RECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu beforehand.
∫ Registering from the automatic registration screen1Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
•If there are no registered persons, proceed to step 3.•Selection screen is displayed again when [NO] is selected, and 
when [YES] is selected with 3, [AUTO REGISTRATION] will be 
set to [OFF].
2Press  3/4  to select [NEW PERSON] or 
[ADDITIONAL IMAGE] and then press [MENU/SET].
•
After additionally registering or changing a face image, the screen returns automatically to 
the recording screen.
3Perform the operation in Step 6 and following in “Registering face image of new 
person”.
Note
•
If the registration screen will not display, it may display easier by recording in the same 
conditions or with the same expressions.
•If a face is not recognized even though it is registered, it will make the recognition easier by 
registering the person again using the [FACE R ECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu in that 
environment.
•If the registration screen is displayed for a person that is already registered, it will make the 
recognition easier by additionally registering.
•It may make recognition harder when a picture recorded with flash is registered.
Auto Registration
ItemDescription of settings
[NEW PERSON]
•A list of registered people is displayed when there are 6 people 
already registered. Select the person to be replaced.
[ADDITIONAL IMAGE]
To additionally register a face image for a registered person.
Press  3/4/2/1  to select the person to whom you wish 
add the picture, and then press [MENU/SET].
•
If 3 images have already been registered, the picture 
replacement screen will appear. In this case, select the picture 
you wish to replace.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode: 
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P32.
If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance, the 
number of days that have passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation it is) 
is recorded when you take the picture. You can display the number of days that have 
passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [TEXT 
STAMP] (P150).
•
The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance. (P30)
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
Select [TRAVEL DATE] from the [SETUP] menu, 
and then press  1.
Press  3 to select [TRAVEL SETUP] and then press 
1.
Press  4 to select [SET] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to set the departure date 
(year/month/day), and then press [MENU/SET].
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to set the return date (year/
month/day), and then press [MENU/SET].
•If you do not want to set the return date, press [MENU/SET] 
while the date bar is displayed.
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∫Canceling the travel date
The travel date is automatically canceled if the current date is after the return date. If you 
want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen 
shown in step 
3 or 7 and then press [MENU/SET] twice. If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set to 
[OFF] in step 3, [LOCATION] will be also set to [OFF].
Note
•
The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. 
If you set [WORLD TIME] (P125) to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the 
date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting.
•The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.•If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the number of days that have passed since the departure 
date will not be recorded. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [SET] after taking the pictures, 
which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed.
•If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date, [-] 
(minus) is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not 
recorded.
•If the travel date is displayed as [-] (minus) in white, there is a time difference that involves date 
change between the [HOME] and [DESTINATION]. (It will be recorded)
•[TRAVEL DATE] cannot be set for motion pictures recorded with [AVCHD Lite].•[LOCATION] cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures.•[TRAVEL DATE] cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode. Setting of other Recording Mode 
will be reflected.
Press 4 to select [LOCATION] and then press  1.
Press 4 to select [SET] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Enter the location.
•For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on P144.
Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.
Take a picture.
•The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 
5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc. after setting the travel date or when the travel date 
is set.
•When the travel date is set, [ —] appears on the lower right of the screen.
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For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P32.
You can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures 
you take.
•
Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance. (P30)
Note
•Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and 3.•If [HOME] is already set, change only the travel destination, and use.•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations (World Time)
Select [WORLD TIME] from the [SETUP] menu, 
and then press  1.
•When first using the camera after purchasing it, the [PLEASE 
SET THE HOME AREA] message appears. Press 
[MENU/SET], and set the home area on the screen in step 
3.
Press 4 to select [HOME], and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Press  2/1 to select the home area, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
A  Current time
B  Time difference from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
•If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the home area, 
press  3. Press 3  again to return to the original time.
•The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not 
advance the current time. Advance the clock setting by one hour.
Press 3 to select [DESTINATION] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
C Depending on the setting, the time at the travel destination 
area or the home area is displayed.
Press 2/1 to select the area the travel destination 
is in and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
D Current time of the destination area
E Time difference
•If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the travel 
destination, press  3. (The time advances by one hour.) 
Press  3 again to return to the original time.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
A
B
C
D
E
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Using the [REC] Mode Menu
•[METERING MODE], [I.EXPOSURE], [EX. OPT. ZOOM], and [DIGITAL ZOOM] are common to 
both the [REC] Mode menu and [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. Changing these settings in 
one of these menus is reflected in other menu.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback 
method.
Applicable modes: 
Note
•
The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing. (P199)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the 
pictures will appear even when they  are printed onto large sheets.
Applicable modes: 
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ X].
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ Y].
? [ASPECT RATIO]
[ X ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a 4:3 TV
[ Y ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a 35 mm film camera
[ W ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a high-definition TV, etc.
[] : Square aspect ratio
[X ][ Y][ W][]
@ [PICTURE SIZE]
 (12M) 4000k3000 pixels
 (6M) 2816k2112 pixels
 (3M) 2048k1536 pixels
 (10.5M) 4000k2672 pixels
 (5M) 2816k1880 pixels
 (2.5M) 2048k1360 pixels
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∫When the aspect ratio is [W ].
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ].
Note
•
If you set [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (P132) to [ON], [ ] is displayed on the screen when the picture 
size is set to a size other than the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio. “EZ” is an 
abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.
•A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The 
higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a 
PC monitor.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
¢ These pictures are examples to show the effect.
•If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size again.•Refer to P201 for information about the number of recordable pictures.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.
Applicable modes: 
¢1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG image will also be 
deleted.
¢ 2 It is fixed to maximum recordable pixels ([L]) for each image aspect ratio.  (9M)
4000k2248 pixels
 (4.5M) 2816k1584 pixels
 (2M) 1920k1080 pixels
 (9M) 2992k2992 pixels
 (4.5M) 2112k2112 pixels
 (2M) 1504k1504 pixels
A  [QUALITY]
[A ]: Fine (when giving priority to the picture quality)
[› ]: Standard (when using the standard pictur e quality and increasing the number of 
pictures to be recorded without  changing the number of pixels)
[] :RAWiFine
 (In addition to the [RAW] settings, a fine-equivalent JPEG image is 
simultaneously created.)¢ 1
[] :RAWiStandard (In addition to the [RAW] settings, a standard-equivalent JPEG 
image is simultaneously created.)¢ 1
[] : RAW file (When the image is to be edited with a PC in high quality)¢2
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Note
•Refer to P201 for information about the number of recordable pictures.•You can enjoy more advanced picture editing if you use RAW files. You can save RAW files in a 
file format (JPEG, TIFF etc.) that can be displayed on your PC etc., develop them and edit them 
using the software “SILKYPIX Developer Studio”  by Ichikawa Soft Laboratory on the CD-ROM 
(supplied).
•[ ] images are recorded with a smaller data volume than [ ] or [ ].•[PRINT SET] and [FAVORITE] cannot be set to a picture taken by [ ].
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
Specify a person’s face and use the Face Recognition functions.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[ON]/
[MEMORY]/[SET]
Note
•
Refer to P117 for details.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
Type of optical measurement to  measure brightness can be changed.
Applicable modes: 
Note
•
When the AF Mode is set to [ š] while [C] is selected, exposure is adjusted to the face of a 
person, and when it is set to [ ], exposure is adjusted to the locked subject.
 [FACE RECOG.]
C  [METERING MODE]
[C ]: Multiple
This is the method in which the camera measures the most 
suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the 
whole screen automatically. Usually, we recommend using this 
method.
[ ]: Center weighted This is the method used to focus on the subject on the center 
of the screen and measure the whole screen evenly.
[ Ù ]: Spot
This is the method to measure the subject in the spot metering 
target  A.
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For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
Using one of these modes, jitter during picture taking is detected, and the camera 
automatically compensates the jitter, enabling jitter-free images to be taken.
Applicable modes: 
Note
¢This can be selected only when using a lens without the [O.I.S.] switch.–There is no [O.I.S.] switch on the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K.•Confirm that the [O.I.S.] switch on the lens is  set to [ON] when using a lens with the [O.I.S.] 
switch.
•[STABILIZER] cannot be selected when a  lens without Stabilizer function is used.•The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases.–When there is a lot of jitter.–When the zoom magnification is high.–When using the Digital Zoom.–When taking pictures while following a moving subject.–When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button.
•The panning effect in [MODE3] is more difficult to achieve in the following cases.–In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer’s day–When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100th of a second.–When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is moving slowly. (The 
background will not become a blur.)
–When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactorily•We recommend taking pictures with the viewfinder when panning in [MODE3 ].•The setting is fixed to [MODE1] even if it is set to [MODE2] or [MODE3] in recording motion 
pictures.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
You can switch the flash setting.
Applicable modes: 
[
‡]/[ ]/[‰]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]
Note
•
Refer to P66 for details.
  [STABILIZER]
[OFF]¢
[MODE1] : Jitter is always compensated during [REC] Mode.
[MODE2] : The jitter is compensated for when the shutter button is pressed.
[MODE3] : Camera shake is corrected for up/down movements. This mode is ideal for 
panning (a method of taking pictures which involves turning the camera to 
track the movements of a subject which continues to move in a fixed 
direction).
 [FLASH]
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
When the flash is used with the Red-Eye Reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it 
will automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image data.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[ON]Note
•
It may not be able to correct the red-eye depending on the recording conditions.•When the Digital Red-Eye correction is set to [ON], [ ] appears on the flash icon.•Refer to P68 for details.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
You can set to the 2nd curtain synchro.
Applicable modes: 
[1ST]/[2ND]
Note
•
Refer to P71 for details.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
You can adjust the flash output.
Applicable modes: 
[ s2EV]/[ s12/3EV]/[ s11/3 EV]/[s1 EV]/[s2/3 EV]/[ s1/3 EV]/[0 EV]/[ r1/3 EV]/
[ r2/3 EV]/[ r1EV]/[ r11/3 EV]/[ r12/3EV]/[ r2EV]
Note
•
Refer to P70 for details.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P32.
Pictures with sharp profile and resolution can be taken by utilising the Intelligent 
Resolution Technology.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[LOW]/[STANDARD]/[HIGH]
Note
•
Use the Quick Menu (P33) to set when in Motion Picture P Mode.
  [RED-EYE REMOVAL]
 [FLASH SYNCHRO]
 [FLASH ADJUST.]
 [I.RESOLUTION]
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